(BBC) Bulgarians vote in a general election overshadowed by the economic crisis and its fight against corruption.
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July 4, 2009
Mexico ruling party to struggle at mid-term election
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon's party is likely to lose ground at mid-term congressional elections on Sunday, leaving him with an uphill struggle to achieve reforms to heal an ailing economy.
Gunmen kidnap 16 Afghan U.N. demining workers
GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped 16 Afghans working for a United Nations-sponsored demining agency in eastern Afghanistan, U.N. officials and police said on Sunday.
Blast outside church in Philippine south kills 5
ANILA (Reuters) - A bomb exploded outside a church in the southern Philippines during Sunday morning mass, killing five people and wounding 35, an army spokesman said.
Honduras punished for ousting leader
The Organization of American States suspends Honduras for ousting President Zelaya, who says he will return on Sunday.
Breaking barriers
(BBC) Armenians long for chance to make up with Turks
North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired six ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May.
Many Iranians unconvinced about poll result - cleric
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior pro-reform cleric said many Iranians remained unconvinced about President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election because of voting "ambiguities" and the government could face problems, an Internet statement said.
50,000 evacuated in south China after heavy rains
BEIJING : Over 50,000 people were evacuated in south China after the heaviest rains in years led to flooding and swollen rivers in recent days, state media reported.
Gunmen kill nine Chechen police in Russia's Ingushetia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Nine Chechen police officers were killed Saturday in the Russian republic of Ingushetia after gunmen opened fire on their convoy, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, citing the republic's interior ministry.
July 3, 2009
OAS set to suspend Honduras as it renounces charter
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Organization of American States prepared to suspend Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya and defiantly renounced the OAS charter in an apparent preemptive move.
Alaska Governor Palin to resign
(BBC) Republican ex-vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin is to quit as Alaska governor amid speculation about a possible presidential bid.
Supporters of Zelaya, interim government continue protests in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of supporters of Manuel Zelaya on Thursday continued to protest the military coup that ousted the president and drew worldwide condemnation.
Mixed results for green IT goals
(BBC) A majority of tech workers in the public sector do not know about the emission reduction targets they face, says a survey.
Brutal insurgency haunts Thai Muslim south
YALA, Thailand (Reuters) - When he heard the loud cracks of gunfire, Prapan Pormapat knew the insurgents had just claimed another victim.
July 2, 2009
Africa leaders enhance union role
(BBC) The African Union reaches a compromise plan to give it greater powers in "common-interest" policies.
SKorea to build up defences against nuclear-armed North
SEOUL: South Korea will spend tens of millions of dollars to build up defences against any North Korean nuclear attack, the defence ministry said Friday.
Trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi adjourned for a week
YANGON (Reuters) - The court hearing the case of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi adjourned her trial for another week on Friday, citing an administrative error, her lawyer said.
Gay sex 'not criminal' in India
(BBC) An Indian court rules that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act, overturning colonial law.
July 1, 2009
Saddam's weapons bluff aimed at Iran: FBI reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein believed Iran was a significant threat to Iraq and left open the possibility that he had weapons of mass destruction rather than appear vulnerable, according to declassified FBI documents on interrogations of the former Iraqi leader.
Gap dividing Aborigines growing
(BBC) Grim new report shows the gaps in living conditions between Aborigines and other Australians are growing wider.
Migrant squalor
(BBC) Afghans in Calais dream of Channel crossing to London
Honduras rulers reject world pressure to reverse coup
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Honduran interim government defied international pressure on Wednesday and vowed there was "no chance at all" of ousted President Manuel Zelaya returning to office.
Barak links settlement freeze to regional peace drive
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday Israel would consider a limited moratorium on new construction in Jewish settlements, linking the step to U.S. efforts to bring Arab states into a broad peace process.
Deadline for Honduras over leader
(BBC) The Organization of American States gives the interim government of Honduras three days to restore ousted President Zelaya to power.
June 30, 2009
All-day party celebrates China web filter delay
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese web users flooded to a trendy art zone cafe Wednesday to celebrate a last-minute halt to a rollout of government-sponsored filtering software, and make a stand for freedom of expression in the Communist-run state.
UN begins Bhutto killing inquiry
(BBC) A United Nations investigation into the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is to begin.
Unicef plea for Pakistan refugees
(BBC) A senior UN official makes an urgent plea for more money to support the displaced in north-west Pakistan.
Sweden pushes EU climate action
(BBC) Sweden's PM tells the BBC the EU must take the lead on climate change, as his country takes over the union's presidency.
Bomb kills 32 in Iraq as U.S. troops leave
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Hours after U.S. troops handed over control of Iraq's cities to its domestic security forces, a car bomb in the northern city of Kirkuk killed at least 32 people and wounded more than 100 on Tuesday, police said.
'Ugly' fruit back on sale in EU
(BBC) Oddly-shaped fruit and veg is going on sale again in the EU, after the European Commission abolished strict marketing rules.
June 29, 2009
Yemeni plane crashes in sea off Comoros with153 on board
MORONI (Reuters) - An Airbus A310-300 from Yemen with 153 people on board crashed into choppy seas as it tried to land in bad weather on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros Tuesday, officials said.
Italy gas train derails and explodes, killing 14
VIAREGGIO, Italy (Reuters) - At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured overnight in Italy when a freight train hauling liquefied petroleum gas derailed and exploded as it passed their homes, officials said on Tuesday.
Iraq steps into precarious but sovereign unknown
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq takes a major step toward reasserting its sovereignty on Tuesday when U.S. combat troops hand urban areas over to its relatively untested police and soldiers.
Ahmadinejad calls election defeat for Iran's foes
TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday hailed his disputed re-election as a victory for the Iranian people and a defeat for the Islamic Republic's enemies.
Honduras isolated over coup, protests turn violent
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras came under pressure on Monday to reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya as many Latin American leaders agreed to withdraw envoys, Washington called his overthrow illegal and street protests turned violent.
Israel intercepts Gaza aid boat: activists
NICOSIA (Reuters) - The Israeli navy intercepted activists sailing to Gaza with aid on Tuesday, surrounding their boat and telling them to turn back, activists said.
US withdraws from Iraqi cities despite violence, 2nd Ld-Writethru, ML
(AP) Death squads roamed the streets, slaughtering members of the rival Muslim sect. Bombs rocked Baghdad daily until thousands of U.S. troops poured in two years ago, establishing neighborhood bases and taking control of the Iraqi capital and other cities.
Iran frees five from UK embassy
(BBC) Iran releases five out of nine UK embassy's local staff detained over their alleged role in post-election protests.
First Khmer Rouge prison survivor testifies
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal has heard its first testimony from one of only a handful of people to survive the horrors of the regime's main prison where around 15,000 others died.
June 28, 2009
Argentine leader suffers sharp blow in vote
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez suffered a stinging blow in Sunday's mid-term, losing her majority in the lower house as voters rejected her combative politics and handling of a slowing economy.
New road threatens ancient Afghan site
KABUL: An important archaeological site in northern Afghanistan that was occupied by humans as far back as the sixth century BC is being threatened by the construction of a road, archaeologists warn.
Gaza residents 'live in despair'
(BBC) Poverty in Gaza is at an alarming level and residents lack basic materials for reconstruction, the Red Cross says.
Chaos erupts after Honduras coup
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Shots were fired near the presidential palace in Honduras where protests erupted after the army ousted and exiled leftist President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday in Central America's first military coup since the Cold War.
In China, parents mourn children abducted by traffickers
DONGGUAN (Reuters) - In the quiet village of Shang Di, wedged among factory towns in southern China, Deng Huidong wheels out a dusty two-seater tricycle that her 9-month-old son rode the day he was abducted outside her family house in 2007.
Still expanding
(BBC) Sri Lankan army gets bigger yet the war has been won
Argentine leader eyes poll loss
Early results in Argentina's mid-term polls suggest President Cristina Fernandez' party has lost control of Congress.
Iran spars with U.S. and Britain over election
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran accused the United States of trying to destabilize it and sparked a new row with Britain on Sunday, underscoring the hardline leadership's efforts to blame post-election unrest on foreign powers rather than popular anger.
West skeptical on Russian security plan for Europe
CORFU, Greece (Reuters) - The West told Russia on Sunday that its proposal for a pan-Europe security pact must not undermine NATO or a continental security and human rights group.
Barak open on Israel settlement freeze before U.S. trip
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak left open the possibility on Sunday of a limited freeze on building in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Life after U.S. pullout brings worries for Iraqis
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Sitting in his small room in northern Baghdad, a pistol nearby and assault rifles stacked under the bed, Khalil Ibrahim is worried over Iraq's future.
Spain drain
(BBC) Migrant workers are hit hard by the Spanish recession
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